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IWU fall enrolln
By Linda Steil
Staff Writer
Not so long ago, the Midwest
was hardly the "in" place to
be. When it came time to fill out
college applications, many
prospective students turned
toward the Ivy League or
schools on the west coast.
However, curently this is not
the case as the number of ap-plications
has been falling at
almost every college and uni-versity
across the nation - ex-cept
for a few schools located in
the heart of the United States.
Illinois Wesleyan is one of
these fortunate schools. Ap-plications
have increased 10
ent figures
percent from last year. Becaus
According to Admissions Di- proveme
rector James Ruoti, a long- earned r
range marketing plan, which from suc
ibnecgraena siend 1 97a0,p pisl icoantei orneas.s onT hfoisr TNherwosu ghae
plan includes methods for in- college gt
creasing the visibility and im- upgraded
proving the quality of Wesley- selective,
an. category.
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lnt
h
)ut
ui(
heating up
of the continual im- Although applications have
t, Wesleyan has increased, Wesleyan has no
tional recognition plans for growing in overall
magazines as U.S. size. "The goal of the universi-
I World Report. ty is to maintain approximate-t
the past five years, ly 1,700 students while main-des
have gradually taining and improving the
Vesleyan to a highly quality of the students," Ruoti
or "superior plus,"
See Enrollment page 3
Wesleyan facelift
continues....
Sam Seimon/The Argus
Wesleyan's own Active Ingredient, led by Tom Smith, accompanies poet Dr. Jim McGowan at an
evening of "Poetry and All That Jazz." The event was presented by IWU English Dept., McLean
County Arts Center and Clockwatch Review.
Democracy is about means, not ends
By David Moll
Staff Writer
Four days after John Poin-dexter
was convicted for his
role in the Iran-Contra affair,
the co-chairman of the special
House committee that investi-gated
the affair recalled the
statement Poindexter made
during the original hearings
that "the buck stops here."
"That statement profoundly
misunderstands the American
system," said democratic con-gressman
Lee Hamilton of In-diana.
"The buck does not stop
with the national security ad-visor..,
democracy is really
about means, not ends," said
Hamilton, "and how you
achieve something is as impor-tant
as what you achieve."
Hamilton, who spoke at Eve-lyn
Chapel April 11, summed
up the Iran-Contra affair as the
work of "a handful of people
who decided they knew what
was best for national security
interests." He described the
scandal as symptomatic of a
belief among the Reagan and
Bush administrations that they
weren't obliged to discuss
covert actions with Congress.
"Congress can't accept that
point of view," said Hamilton.
"Knowledge is power, and
without information, we don't
have equal powers." Hamilton
said the Iran-Contra affair
"has made the president more
cautious on these matters."
Hamilton also discussed the
recent drastic changes in the
Soviet Union and other com-munist
countries, as well as the
role of the U.S. in a changing
world. He said the Soviet
Union's "political changes
[have been] much more dra-matic
than the economic
changes."
He added that Soviet Presi-dent
Mikhail Gorbachev has a
"personal predilection" tow-ard
radical economic reforms,
"but doesn't know yet how to
get them."
Switching topics to those
closer to home, Hamilton
stated that the "peace divi-dend"
resulting from a de-crease
in U.S. military spen-ding
could eventually supply
$40 to $50 billion per year. He
said his personal preference
would be to devote a large por-tion
of it to deficit reduction.
However, he stressed that
"[in] 1990, there is no peace
dividend."
Regarding the military re-duction
itself, Hamilton said
economists had testified before
Congress that America would
be able to make the transition
to a more limited military
without a recession, although
there would be "some real
dislocations" on a local scale.
Discussing foreign policy
toward other nations, Hamil-ton
said Fidel Castro is "very
determined to continue the
communist experiment [in
Cuba]." He added that "sec-ond
and third level Cuban
diplomats want to improve
relations with the United
States," but said that desire
"has not yet been clearly com-municated"
to the highest U.S.
officials.
Regarding involvement in El
Salvador, Hamilton said the
U.S. has "very little to show"
for its $4-billion-to-date invest-
By Harry Hofer
and Linda Steil
Staff Writers
Since last summer Illinois
Wesleyan has been undergoing
a face-lift. These renovations
have progressed throughout
the school year, and Business
Manager Ken Browning has
provided updates on the pro-jects,
as well as on future plans
for more renovations.
Wesleyan hired a landscape
consultant to assist with the
Franklin Street repaving pro-ject.
The result are the "con-stricted"
roadways and
simulated brick crosswalks,
which are currently being built
between Dolan and the
Memorial Gym. Completion of
this project, however, is depen-dent
upon the city of Bloom-ington.
The second plan Browning
discussed is a plan that will
give pedestrians and motorists
a different, more aesthetically
pleasing view as they enter the
Wesleyan grounds from Emer-son
Street. There are tentative
plans to build a "campus gate-way,
similar to the west side
gateway" between Gulick and
Pfeiffer, according to Brown-ing.
Also, landscaping is plan-ned
for the median separating
the two lanes of traffic on
Franklin Street and new
lighting will be installed near
Fort Natatorium.
Buck Memorial Library is
near completion, pending ar-rival
of furniture and computer
equiment, and will be fully
operational by the start of next
school year, Browning said.
Classes are currently being
held in the basement and on the
west side of the first floor.
In response to campus
rumors, Browning said the ad-ministration
is still "actively
planning" proposals for a new
science building and physical
education/recreation center.
Several other projects are
planned and will "very likely
be completed over the sum-mer,
according to Browning.
These include: additional
walkways and lighting around
Buck, conversion of Park
Place into business depart-ment
offices, art gallery
remodeling, renovations in
Kemp, Holmes and Sherff
Halls, conversion of the Shaw
computer lab into education
department offices, reforma-tion
of the recycling project
and re-roofing Memorial Gym.
AMA named outstanding in nation
By Jim Dunovsky
Staff Writer
Illinois Wesleyan's chapter
of the American Marketing As-sociation
(AMA) was recently
recognized as one of the top
three outstanding new chap-ters
in the nation, based upon
overall performance.
"We are very proud," Fre-derick
Hoyt, faculty advisor to
the chapter and assistant pro-fessor
of business. "This is
quite an accomlishment."
Wesleyan named Wendy
Billings as its first outstanding
marketing student. Billings
was also a local chapter award
winner. AMA President Sheri
Hall was named as a St. Louis
Chapter award winner.
Wesleyan's AMA chapter
currently has 70 members,
many of whom are not business
majors. Hoyt feels that the size
of the group has greatly helped
in the establishment of good
local working relations.
"The establishment and rec-ognition
that we've won," Hoyt
said, "are a great base to build
upon." He is looking for even
more student involvement in
the near future, and wishes
that any students interested
contact him.
Photo courtesy Drama Dept.
Can't resist the heavenly temptation...
Mike Bryson and Holly Orfanedes are just two of Wesleyan's ac-tors
starring in LaRonde which will open Thursday, April 19 at 8
p.m. in McPherson Theater.

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IWU fall enrolln
By Linda Steil
Staff Writer
Not so long ago, the Midwest
was hardly the "in" place to
be. When it came time to fill out
college applications, many
prospective students turned
toward the Ivy League or
schools on the west coast.
However, curently this is not
the case as the number of ap-plications
has been falling at
almost every college and uni-versity
across the nation - ex-cept
for a few schools located in
the heart of the United States.
Illinois Wesleyan is one of
these fortunate schools. Ap-plications
have increased 10
ent figures
percent from last year. Becaus
According to Admissions Di- proveme
rector James Ruoti, a long- earned r
range marketing plan, which from suc
ibnecgraena siend 1 97a0,p pisl icoantei orneas.s onT hfoisr TNherwosu ghae
plan includes methods for in- college gt
creasing the visibility and im- upgraded
proving the quality of Wesley- selective,
an. category.
e(
lnt
h
)ut
ui(
heating up
of the continual im- Although applications have
t, Wesleyan has increased, Wesleyan has no
tional recognition plans for growing in overall
magazines as U.S. size. "The goal of the universi-
I World Report. ty is to maintain approximate-t
the past five years, ly 1,700 students while main-des
have gradually taining and improving the
Vesleyan to a highly quality of the students," Ruoti
or "superior plus,"
See Enrollment page 3
Wesleyan facelift
continues....
Sam Seimon/The Argus
Wesleyan's own Active Ingredient, led by Tom Smith, accompanies poet Dr. Jim McGowan at an
evening of "Poetry and All That Jazz." The event was presented by IWU English Dept., McLean
County Arts Center and Clockwatch Review.
Democracy is about means, not ends
By David Moll
Staff Writer
Four days after John Poin-dexter
was convicted for his
role in the Iran-Contra affair,
the co-chairman of the special
House committee that investi-gated
the affair recalled the
statement Poindexter made
during the original hearings
that "the buck stops here."
"That statement profoundly
misunderstands the American
system," said democratic con-gressman
Lee Hamilton of In-diana.
"The buck does not stop
with the national security ad-visor..,
democracy is really
about means, not ends," said
Hamilton, "and how you
achieve something is as impor-tant
as what you achieve."
Hamilton, who spoke at Eve-lyn
Chapel April 11, summed
up the Iran-Contra affair as the
work of "a handful of people
who decided they knew what
was best for national security
interests." He described the
scandal as symptomatic of a
belief among the Reagan and
Bush administrations that they
weren't obliged to discuss
covert actions with Congress.
"Congress can't accept that
point of view," said Hamilton.
"Knowledge is power, and
without information, we don't
have equal powers." Hamilton
said the Iran-Contra affair
"has made the president more
cautious on these matters."
Hamilton also discussed the
recent drastic changes in the
Soviet Union and other com-munist
countries, as well as the
role of the U.S. in a changing
world. He said the Soviet
Union's "political changes
[have been] much more dra-matic
than the economic
changes."
He added that Soviet Presi-dent
Mikhail Gorbachev has a
"personal predilection" tow-ard
radical economic reforms,
"but doesn't know yet how to
get them."
Switching topics to those
closer to home, Hamilton
stated that the "peace divi-dend"
resulting from a de-crease
in U.S. military spen-ding
could eventually supply
$40 to $50 billion per year. He
said his personal preference
would be to devote a large por-tion
of it to deficit reduction.
However, he stressed that
"[in] 1990, there is no peace
dividend."
Regarding the military re-duction
itself, Hamilton said
economists had testified before
Congress that America would
be able to make the transition
to a more limited military
without a recession, although
there would be "some real
dislocations" on a local scale.
Discussing foreign policy
toward other nations, Hamil-ton
said Fidel Castro is "very
determined to continue the
communist experiment [in
Cuba]." He added that "sec-ond
and third level Cuban
diplomats want to improve
relations with the United
States," but said that desire
"has not yet been clearly com-municated"
to the highest U.S.
officials.
Regarding involvement in El
Salvador, Hamilton said the
U.S. has "very little to show"
for its $4-billion-to-date invest-
By Harry Hofer
and Linda Steil
Staff Writers
Since last summer Illinois
Wesleyan has been undergoing
a face-lift. These renovations
have progressed throughout
the school year, and Business
Manager Ken Browning has
provided updates on the pro-jects,
as well as on future plans
for more renovations.
Wesleyan hired a landscape
consultant to assist with the
Franklin Street repaving pro-ject.
The result are the "con-stricted"
roadways and
simulated brick crosswalks,
which are currently being built
between Dolan and the
Memorial Gym. Completion of
this project, however, is depen-dent
upon the city of Bloom-ington.
The second plan Browning
discussed is a plan that will
give pedestrians and motorists
a different, more aesthetically
pleasing view as they enter the
Wesleyan grounds from Emer-son
Street. There are tentative
plans to build a "campus gate-way,
similar to the west side
gateway" between Gulick and
Pfeiffer, according to Brown-ing.
Also, landscaping is plan-ned
for the median separating
the two lanes of traffic on
Franklin Street and new
lighting will be installed near
Fort Natatorium.
Buck Memorial Library is
near completion, pending ar-rival
of furniture and computer
equiment, and will be fully
operational by the start of next
school year, Browning said.
Classes are currently being
held in the basement and on the
west side of the first floor.
In response to campus
rumors, Browning said the ad-ministration
is still "actively
planning" proposals for a new
science building and physical
education/recreation center.
Several other projects are
planned and will "very likely
be completed over the sum-mer,
according to Browning.
These include: additional
walkways and lighting around
Buck, conversion of Park
Place into business depart-ment
offices, art gallery
remodeling, renovations in
Kemp, Holmes and Sherff
Halls, conversion of the Shaw
computer lab into education
department offices, reforma-tion
of the recycling project
and re-roofing Memorial Gym.
AMA named outstanding in nation
By Jim Dunovsky
Staff Writer
Illinois Wesleyan's chapter
of the American Marketing As-sociation
(AMA) was recently
recognized as one of the top
three outstanding new chap-ters
in the nation, based upon
overall performance.
"We are very proud," Fre-derick
Hoyt, faculty advisor to
the chapter and assistant pro-fessor
of business. "This is
quite an accomlishment."
Wesleyan named Wendy
Billings as its first outstanding
marketing student. Billings
was also a local chapter award
winner. AMA President Sheri
Hall was named as a St. Louis
Chapter award winner.
Wesleyan's AMA chapter
currently has 70 members,
many of whom are not business
majors. Hoyt feels that the size
of the group has greatly helped
in the establishment of good
local working relations.
"The establishment and rec-ognition
that we've won," Hoyt
said, "are a great base to build
upon." He is looking for even
more student involvement in
the near future, and wishes
that any students interested
contact him.
Photo courtesy Drama Dept.
Can't resist the heavenly temptation...
Mike Bryson and Holly Orfanedes are just two of Wesleyan's ac-tors
starring in LaRonde which will open Thursday, April 19 at 8
p.m. in McPherson Theater.